[Current Affairs] January 06, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for Entry Test Preparation

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Islamabad gets new police chief. The federal government on Wednesday appointed Qazi Jamilur Rehman, a 22-grade officer of Police Service of Pakistan (PSP), as the new Inspector General of Islamabad police.
Two more officials arrested in PPSC paper leak scandal. The anti-corruption authorities on Wednesday arrested two more officials in the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) paper leak scandal, bringing total arrests to six.
Gas supply to domestic consumers a priority, says SAPM Nadeem Babar. Prime Minister’s special aide on petroleum Nadeem Babar said Tuesday the gas supply to non-exporting industries have been discontinued as domestic consumers are a priority for Sui gas companies.
Osama murder: ATC grants physical remand of five cops. An anti-terrorism court (ATC) granted on Wednesday a seven-day physical remand of the arrested five policemen in the murder case of 22-year-old Osama Satti.
ECP directs Punjab to finalize LG elections date in two weeks. Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday directed the Punjab government to finalize the date for conducting local government (LG) elections in the province within 15 days.
PM says will visit Quetta soon, urges Hazara protesters to bury slain miners. Urging members of the Hazara community to bury the coal miners that were killed in a brutal attack in Balochistan’s Machh, Prime Minister Imran Khan assured the bereaved families that he will soon visit Quetta to offer condolences personally over their loss.
Stock market trade reaches 3-year high. The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has shown promising trade on Wednesday taking it to three-year high.
Gold prices continue to rise in domestic market. Gold prices continued their upward trend for the third consecutive day as the per tola price of the precious metal on Wednesday witnessed an increase of Rs650 to Rs116,650 in the domestic market.
New Zealand thrash Pakistan to complete series sweep. New Zealand thrashed Pakistan by an innings and 176 runs to win the second Test and complete the series sweep in Christchurch on Wednesday.

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1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN

24-hour count: Pakistan reported 2,118 new cases and 52 deaths in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 38,917 tests in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on January 6 at 9:51am).

2. Saudi Arabia and allies restore ties with Qatar

What’s going on? Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE and Egypt are taking baby steps towards restoring ties with Qatar. A US-backed deal is helping end a dispute that erupted in 2017. On Monday, Saudi Arabia opened its airspace, plus land and sea borders, to Qatar. Qatar will be allowed to fly planes over Saudi Arabia in exchange for Qatar Airways dropping a bunch of legal challenges against Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries that joined the airspace blockade. Qatar Airways wanted $5 billion in compensation for the airspace bans.

The details: On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE, and Egypt, agreed to fully restore diplomatic ties with Qatar. In 2017, these four countries accused Qatar of supporting terrorism and getting cozy with Iran (P.S. Iran is Saudi Arabia’s regional rival). Qatar denied supporting terrorism. The regional split brought trade, travel and diplomatic ties to a grinding halt. In other words, Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies cut ties with Qatar.

Looking ahead: Even though the deal was a big step, it’s still unclear how far it will go, and whether the main issues that sparked the dispute have been completely resolved. The question is, will Qatar and the four-nation Arab coalition be able to trust each other?

The bottom line: Pakistan welcomed Saudi Arabia’s decision to open land, sea, and air borders to Qatar, calling it “a positive development.” Pakistan hopes these countries will continue cooperating with each other. FYI, Pakistan really values its relationship with all the countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.

3. Rebuilding a destroyed Hindu temple

Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered authorities to rebuild a century-old Hindu temple that was damaged and set on fire by a mob last week. The court ruling came after authorities reportedly arrested 100+ people for attacking the temple. Several police officers were also fired for not acting quick enough to protect the temple. The temple is located in Karak, a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Supporters of the Islamic political party, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, and Karak residents attacked the building after a local cleric provoked them. This cleric was reportedly against the temple’s upcoming renovation.

4. Hazara mourners refuse to bury murdered victims

Mourners from the Shiite Hazara community are refusing to bury their dead as an act of protest. Thousands of protestors are holding a sit-in near Quetta, along with the coffins of the victims. The sit-in has continued for three days now in freezing temperatures. Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen (MWM) President, Syed Agha Raza, said the sit-in will continue, and the bodies won’t be buried, until their demands are met (P.S. MWM is a Shiite political organization). Raza accused the Balochistan govt of repeatedly failing to protect the Hazara community, and called for its resignation. MWM leaders also want Prime Minister Imran Khan to talk to them in person. Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said the govt is ready to accept their demands, except the one about making the Balochistan govt resign. Each victim’s family will reportedly receive PKR 2.5 million as compensation.

Backstory: On Sunday, unidentified gunmen reportedly abducted and killed 11 Shiite Hazara coal miners in Balochistan. The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) launched an investigation and registered a case against unidentified militants.

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